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| a tale in verse or pros in which the characters represent abstract ideas, or moral qualities |
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repetition of initial consonant sounds in a line of poetry. |
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a reference to an outside source, such as a story, movie, the bible, etc…. |
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| a comparison between two things for the purpose of showing similarities between them |
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| character opposing the protagonist, and creating the conflict |
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| the balancing of two contrasting thoughts, words, or phrases. |
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| a literary device in which the writer directly addresses a person, place or thing as if it were present. It is absent. |
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| a speech usually in plays intended for the audience only. |
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| a repetition of vowel sounds |
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a poem that tells a story. Folk ballads: original with no known author Literary ballads: follow same form, but know authors |
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| poetic lines of un-rhymed iambic pentameter. |
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